Also available:.Also available in a video package: The Dramatic Canadian History Series. Study guide available.

Director, Joan Henson ; producer, William Brind ; executive producer, Barrie Howells ; commentary, Thomas Lackey, Gloria Demers ; cinematography, David De Volpi ; sound, Yves Gendron, Donald Cohen ; editing, Judith Merritt ; sound editing, Jackie Newell ; re-recording, Hans Peter Strobl, Adrian Croll ; music, Chris Crilly.

Narrator, Walter Massey ; cast, James Hughes, Bobby Kitchkeesic, Cheryl Kylander, Denis Malette, Daniel McGoey.

Recorded 1987.

Set in 1815, this is the dramatic story of a child of the fur trade, son of a Native mother and a Scottish-Canadian fur trader. John Mackenzie's father is a wintering partner of the Montréal-based North West Company, which was for decades the wealthiest merchant enterprise in North America. To mark his entry into adulthood, twelve-year-old John is travelling for the first time to Fort William, the Company's lavish winter headquarters by Lake Superior. In following his journey, the film reveals the complex network of people--Scottish, French and Native Canadian--that made up fur-trading society and gave a unique flavor to the opening up of Canada's northwest. Meticulously recreated from historical records and shot on location at the restored Fort William, this is the second film in a series of Canadian historical re-enactments.

Mode of access: World Wide Web.

Description based on online resource; title from title screen (National Film Board of Canada, viewed 2023-08-10).